Conserving Biocultural Landscapes in Malaysia and Indonesia for Sustainable Development [E-Book]

Chapter 1. Introduction: Context of the Book -- Chapter 2. Spreading a Concept of Biocultural Diversity: From the Perspective of Island and Seascape -- Chapter 3. Bioregion Concept for the Landscape of Traditional Village in West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia -- Chapter 4. The Importance of Biocultural Landscape Concept in Managing Protected Area: A Case of Tasek Bera, Pahang State, Malaysian Peninsular -- Chapter 5. Bridge and Islandness: The Case of Suramadu Bridge in Indonesia -- Chapter 6. Sustainable GeoHeritage Tourism: Bridging GeoHeritage and Culture through the UNESCO Global Geopark Framework -- Chapter 7. The Role of Ecotourism in Biocultural Landscape to Harmonize Nature and Human towards Sustainable Development: Clungup Mangrove Conservation Area as a Case Study Chapter 8. Understanding Micro-experiences of Heritage Conservation in an Island-based Tourism Development: A Case of Kubang Badak BioGeo Trail, Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia Chapter 9. The Dynamics of Environmental Change Pose Challenges to Preserving the Biocultural Landscape in Indonesia -- Chapter 10. Weaving the Semelai Knowledge-Practice-Belief: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Farming in Tasek Bera, Pahang State, Peninsular Malaysia -- Chapter 11. Tagal System: A Biocultural Conservation Approach in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo -- Chapter 12. Empowerment Human Resources Through the Gender Development Index and Their Impact on Sustainable Development in the Rural Coastal Areas with Dynamic System and Multi-policy Model -- Chapter 13. Urban Green Space Planning and Management for Biocultural Diversity in Jakarta, Indonesia -- Chapter 14. A Review on the Direction of Future Studies on Biocultural Landscapes in Forest and Agroforestry Systems in Indonesia -- Chapter 15. Conserving Biocultural Landscapes: the Need for Sustainable Development.

This book presents perspective on the importance of natural and cultural relationships for conserving bio-cultural landscapes. It explores the approaches and concepts used to conserve bio-cultural landscapes in Malaysia and Indonesia. The book highlights the importance of bio-cultural landscape in sustainable development framework and its link to sustainable development goals are also included. It fills the gap in literature with special focus on this region. The book is of interest to teachers, researchers, climate change scientists, conservationists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also it serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of ecology, and environmental sciences. National and international environmental scientists, policy makers also find this to be a useful read.